,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehgd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ab1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,meng 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 
,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4     
,beyer1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1    
,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,ms4    
,waters1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu
 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,ms4    
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4
 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,lynch1  
and ,mr4 ,meeks7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration to amend      
regulations concerning the day-night    
average sound level1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,decrease ,noise    
,levels ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress  
finds the following3 7#a7 ,the day-night
 average sound level represents the     

total accumulation of all sound energy  
averaged over a #bd-;hour period4  7#b7 
,the current ,federal ,aviation         
,administration guidelines for the      
day-night average sound level are #fe4  
7#c7 ,excessive airplane noise has been 
shown to negatively effect hypertension1
 heart disease1 learning deficits in    
children1 sleep patterns1 sleep quality1
 and overall mood4  7#d7 ,approximately 
#aj1jjj1jjj ,americans who are afflicted
 with some hearing loss can at least    
partially attribute this damage to      
exposure from noise4  7#e7 ,aircraft and
 airport noise is one of the most common
 quality of life nuisance issues in     
neighborhoods throughout the ,united    
,states4  #c4 ,day-night average sound  
level reduction ,the ,administrator of  
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration  
shall amend part #aej of title #ad1     
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to      
decrease the threshold for the day-night
 average sound level to constitute      
significant noise from #fe to #fj1 and  

adjust relative ranges of day-night     
average sound level accordingly4  #d4   
,community outreach regarding day-night 
average sound levels ,the ,secretary    
shall ensure that in carrying out       
community outreach related to aviation  
day-night average sound levels1 such    
outreach contains the results of the    
evaluation of alternative metrics to the
 current average day-night level        
standard under section #ahh of the ,,faa
 ,reauthorization ,act of #bjah and the 
evaluation of alternative metrics       
carried out under section #agc of such  
,act4  #e4 ,strategy and reporting ,not 
later than #cfe days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration shall create a publicly
 available report that outlines a       
strategy to reduce the maximum day-night
 average sound level in all residential 
areas to #ee over the #aj years         
following the date of enactment of this 
,act4